Hi,
I've got an old brick-built shed at the back of the house not physically conected, which has a concrete roof in dire need of repair as it's leaking where the felt's damaged. Originally roof seems to have been felted with shingles on top.
I know little about roofing practices and although I've asked chaps at work who claim to have been roofers as some part of their lives, I can't get a straight answer from any of them, nor answers from each that are the same.
How do I go about re-doing the roof? One said I should use a blowtorch to 'melt' felt onto the concrete, whilst another said never do that. Another chap said to use felt adhesive or bitumen paint to glue the felt onto the concrete roof and nothing else is needed. If that's right, do I just apply adhesive, put the felt on and that's it, roof done? What about where felt layers overlap, just a bit of adhesive between?
Any advice much appreciated as my tools are getting wet in there and the mould is gaining ground!
I've got an old brick-built shed at the back of the house not physically conected, which has a concrete roof in dire need of repair as it's leaking where the felt's damaged. Originally roof seems to have been felted with shingles on top.
I know little about roofing practices and although I've asked chaps at work who claim to have been roofers as some part of their lives, I can't get a straight answer from any of them, nor answers from each that are the same.
How do I go about re-doing the roof? One said I should use a blowtorch to 'melt' felt onto the concrete, whilst another said never do that. Another chap said to use felt adhesive or bitumen paint to glue the felt onto the concrete roof and nothing else is needed. If that's right, do I just apply adhesive, put the felt on and that's it, roof done? What about where felt layers overlap, just a bit of adhesive between?
Any advice much appreciated as my tools are getting wet in there and the mould is gaining ground!